smash repair shops are understandably reluctant to invest in a rivet gun necessary to undertake these tasks, arguing that they don’t get enough work to justify the initial outlay. But it is an investment that will be needed sooner or later with the changes in repair processes.

Do you understand the advances in riveting? With panels getting thinner and thinner the self-piercing rivets (SPR) is being superseded by flow form rivets. These are inserted into the existing SPR holes to avoid weakening the panel with a new hole.

The advent of technology to detect metal thickness and type has brought about a new breed of Spot Welding machine. The Automatic Spot Welder! The new machines, particularly the latest Wielander & Schill GT Spot welder has the following capabilities: